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Krissy H. Snyder
Founder and Executive Director
Krissy initially launched the idea of Wildflower Cottage for Children after 16+ years directing at another program. During that time, she expanded the preschool program…
Jordan Savage
Preschool Mentor Teacher & Admin Support
Jordan’s work centers around his belief that young children and adults are really quite similar to each other. They both get swept away by the…
Viola Bestmann
Mentor Teacher, Preschoolers
With more than 25 years of experience teaching and caring for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in early childhood education, Viola has developed a deep appreciation…
Lily Villeda
Classroom Teacher, Preschoolers
Lily was born and raised in Honduras. At the age of 16, she moved to Durham with her mother. Lily provided care to two much…
Emma Day
Classroom Teacher, Preschoolers
Emma was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia but grew up in Franklinton, North Carolina. She studied Child Development with a concentration in Family and Child Studies and…
Caton Cobb
Mentor Teacher, Middlers
Caton is from Roxboro, North Carolina. She graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Child Development (with a focus in Pre-K/Kindergarten and a…
Aisa Abraham
Classroom Teacher, Middlers
Aisa grew up in our nation’s capital–Washington, D.C.! She graduated from Dunbar High School has been consistently continuing her education ever since. Aisa has over…
Kayla Dang
Classroom Teacher, Middlers
Kayla is from Charlotte, NC and moved to Chapel Hill, NC for college. She knew she wanted to be a teacher from the time she…
Shaina Riley
Mentor Teacher, Toddlers & Admin Support
As a life-long learner, Shaina strongly believes that positive experiences in early education will foster a love of continued education. A strong partnership between parent…
Destanee Tugwell
Classroom Teacher, Toddlers
Destanee was born in Wisconsin but grew up around Hillsborough, NC. She completed an A.A.S. degree in Early Childhood Education from Durham Technical Community College…
Shelby Baker
Classroom Teacher, Toddlers
Shelby’s hometown is Hillsborough, NC. She has always loved learning! She graduated from high school with honors, immediately pursued an AAS degree in Early Childhood…
Diana Shoaf
Support Teacher
Diana has lived in Durham since 1972, and raised her three children into adulthood here. While they were young, she was active in their classrooms…
Lisa Greene
Support Teacher
Lisa was born and raised in North Carolina. Lisa completed her Associates Degree in Dental Hygiene at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2010. She also has 20+years of…
Jacki Wilkie
Support Teacher
Jacki grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and moved to North Carolina in 2017. She has a B.A. in Psychology and has coupled…
Lisa Zhao
Support Teacher
Lisa was born in Tianjin, China–a beautiful city located in Northern China. She graduated from Tianjin University of Finance after majoring in International Trading. Since…
Debbie Breuer
Sometimes Teacher
Debbie was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. She has always been surrounded by boys! She has 3 younger brothers. She married Matt and had…
Marcia Redman
Sometimes Teacher
Marcia is a retired elementary school teacher. She and her husband relocated to Durham from the Midwest in 2011 to be near her son and…
Barbra Laird
Music Teacher
Barbra is happiest when she is enjoying activities with her husband and three sons. But, running a close second is sitting on the floor with…
Kirsten Bohl
Sometimes Teacher
Kirsten joined Wildflower Cottage in 2023. She was seeking a community-based setting in which to learn and grow alongside young children-and, by golly-she found it!…
Board of Directors
In order to provide a lasting, community-based school for generations to come, Wildflower Cottage for Children, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization. The non-profit status helps us to remain transparent to all stakeholders—parents, teachers, and charitable donors. All can rest assured that funding goes directly toward supporting the program, staff compensation, and our children's education.
Our founding Board of Directors is comprised of local, professional men and women. Each brings a unique perspective and experience to their role: business management, finances, accounting, law, human resources, education, health care, occupational safety, insurance, advertisement, education, real estate, grant-writing, counseling, etc.
